Title: Active suspension with preview of large-sized buses using fuzzy reasoning

Authors: Qin Li, T. Yoshimura, J. Hino

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokushima, Minamijosanjima 2-1, Tokushima 770, Japan. ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokushima, Minamijosanjima 2-1, Tokushima 770, Japan. ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokushima, Minamijosanjima 2-1, Tokushima 770, Japan

Abstract: This paper is concerned with an active control for suspension with preview of large-sized buses using fuzzy reasoning. The vehicle model is described by a nonlinear system with six degrees of freedom subject to excitations from road surface. The active control is divided into fuzzy and preview controls. The first is determined such that the mean squares of vertical and rotary accelerations of vehicle body are minimised under the constraint on suspension travels and tyre deflections. The second is determined by information of future road surface. The simulation results indicate that the proposed active control is satisfactory in the suspension performance.

Keywords: acceleration; active suspension; fuzzy reasoning; preview control; suspension travel; tyre deflection; vehicle design; buses; modelling; simulation; bus suspension.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1998.062102

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1998 Vol.19 No.2, pp.187 - 198

Published online: 29 May 2014 *

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